St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-07-30
MISCELLANEOUS /,

thriving business by stationing himself
ss the ferries and supplying funeral
parties with TASKS Of whisky.
Tho bicycle il not as favorably
looked upon rs the tricycle. by the Paris
authorities, and consequently its use is
restricted to certain thoroughfares.
while its three-wheeled brethren enjoy
the freedom Of all the and
boulevards in the city.
On the Avenue. the
er-er-lawst night chawming-the con-
versation was SO er-er chawming and the
er-er chawming-" She-.Chawm-
inga Chawming! I've thought it all
over. don't-cher-know. and it really was
just awfully. jolly chawming."-Pnck.
"A small girl industriously studying
her lesson in American history came
across an allusion to the Shoshone
tribe of Indians, and after a silent
struggle with the word looked up weari-
~ and asked: Papa, who were the
Shoehorn Indians, anyway?"- Boston
Bulletin.
DIR. vulpian has reported to the
Paris Academy Of Sciences that during
the epidemic Of yellow fever lately pre-
vailing in Rio Jnneiro, Of 1924 persons
inoculated against the fever. only six
died, or less than one per thousand,
while the proportion Of deaths among
those not treated was q per cent
Boston Budget.
AT q recent meeting Of colonial
representatives in London. called the
Colonial Conference, the fact was
brought out that the submarine tele-
graph systems Of the world embrace
lO7, 900 miles of cable. costing some
thing like &l85. 900. 600. and that all
except 1000 miles is under British con
trol.-Psblic Opinion.
The statement il made in a New
York City paper that one railroad car
ried 5000 country boarders to farm
houses in three counties in the State.
where they stayed on IN average eight
weeks each. and left in the hands Of
farmers 81. 4OO. 900. II the statement is
true summer boarders appear to be the
best-paying crop . farmer can raise.
The Piegan Indians. Of Montana,
have made over $4,000 his spring skin
ming the a Of cattle which per-
ished in the snow. The Indians re-
ceived seventy-five cents for every hide
they brought in. and they exhibited
such industry that it became necessary
to watch the herds to prevent them
from skinning every animal in the ter
ritory. dead Of alive.-N. T. Sun.
-Pompey. who for thirteen years has
been an hOnored resident Of the Phil
adelphia Zoo. died recently in the
presence Of a crowd collected to see
the animals fed. For four years POM
pey. who was . fine specimen Of the
African lion. has been stone blind. but
otherwise in good health. He was
t~wenty-nine years old, four years above
the average life Of the Gagged lion.-M.
=. Sun.
A swarm Of bees looking for .
place to light settled upon . span Of
mules IS they e drawing . pillow
near Montgomery, Ala. The mules
kicked and plunged and this excited the
bees. who began using their stings 50
savagely hat soon the mules dropped
dead. The driver saved his life by
running away, after . vain effort to
drive the bees from the mules. -Phila-
delphia Press.
"A young nan Of Pittsburgh going
East in a sleeping a got up. walked
out Of the door, and didn't awake until
he began turning somersaults along the
track. A track walker found him
standing under a tree in the rain, gave
him some old clothes. put him on .
hand car and took him to the nearest
station. where his numerous cuts were
dressed. He was not seriously hurt,
although the train was running Al the
rate of thirty-five miles an hour.
-Agent-'.Don't you wish to sub
scribe to this book?" South Carolinian
RECKON not" .'lt tells all about
earthquakes. Here is a picture Of
Charleston just after the earthquake"
Il don't think that book will do me any
good. What I want is . picture show
ing how the landscape looks just before
the earthquake. I might learn to get
out Of the way.-Ieras Sytings.
One Of the new rules Of q Western
railroad il that clergymen making
requisition for half fare tickets are
obliged to make affidavit that they are
regularly ordained and are engaged in
NO other occupation. A certificate was
recently received from . preacher at
Salina, Neb., who added after the
words, Il am engaged in no other bust
ness or occupation" the phrase, but
In preaching the unsuchible richs Of
gods Word."-M.. II. Sun.
"A curious ear Of corn was brought
to the Sum Office yesterday. 1t was
grown in Utica by Edward Jones. and
Is now owned BY Daniel L. Jones, ~
McKibbin street. Brooklyn. The am
bilious orn stalk attempted to grow q
half bushel Of corr on one stem. and
would have succeeded If each ear had
reached its full size. It started thirteen
Ears on n stem. and grew them until
the middle one il about eight inches
long. and the dozen surrounding ears
are each about half Is big. 1t is q reg
ular thirteen combine, and two Of its
members have broken loose.
"A five-year old boy in the city re-
Gently commenced attending Sunday
school. and became deeply interested
In the teachings he received. After